Hey guys,
I've had this problem for a while, so I'll try to keep the post as short as possible with as much info as I can.
For the last 6 months or so, the internet on my Nexus 10 frequently cuts out. The wifi will remain connected, but any app accessing the internet will time out. I only use the tablet for Reddit/email/youtube, and it's rendered useless because threads will load forever on reddit, youtube barely works, etc. I've reformatted the tablet at least a dozen times trying different things to fix the internet, it's so bad that on the initial setup, where you enter your Google Email/Password, it'll time out authenticating 10-20 times before it goes through. I tried to download Hearthstone yesterday, but the download would stop at some stage and just sit there till I cancelled it and started over. The Wifi works perfectly well on all other devices on my network (including nexus 4 and nexus 5).
When I first got it, I installed Cyanogenmod, and had no problems (but I didn't like it). After a year or so I went back to stock android, and that is when the wifi problems started.
Device:
Nexus 10 - Lollipop 5.0.1 - No Root(currently)
What I've tried:
Multiple factory resets.
Reinstalling with ADB.
Using Clockworkmod to clear all the caches and reinstalling.
Using Nexus Root Toolkit to wipe and reinstall.
Changing multiple settings on my modem (belkin surf N), like only broadcast n network, changing channels, and many other things.
Installing a pingmeter app to constantly ping the router every second.
There was a thread on these forums about rooting and commenting out a line in the hosts file, something like com.android.play or something of that sort, but it wasn't in my hosts file, only 127.0.0.1 and nothing else.
Calling Google Tech support, there only suggestions were to try booting in safe mode, and to restart my router...
And probably a few other things, since I've tried so many times to find some way to resolve the issue.
I've Googled everything I can think of, joined random IRC's to try and get support, asked on Reddit, etc. Still no luck.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I been on lollipop for a while now but notice each day the wifi speeds get worse and worst. Dont know what's going but I notice alot of people complaining about wifi after installing lollipop.
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I have a problem with the wifi speed on my n4. For me it seems strange that no one seems to have the same problem as I do. I have even got a replacement phone because I thought it was wrong on my first n4 but the problem persist on my new phone as well. I hope someone can help me or maybe guide me in some way.
Probelm
Wifi speed on my n4 is really strange. When I first connect to my home network(router asus rt-n56) the speed is usually good (not always) and I get about 40mbit/s down. After some time, which vary from minutes to hours, the speed drops and caps at 8mibt/s which is slower than my mobile data speed. Sometimes toggling wifi on/off get the speed back again but only for a short time then it sets back again. About 95% of the time I am connected to the network the speed is slow. This is very annoying when downloading apps, files, syncing spotify lists and so on, to download a big file takes longer time on wifi than on 3G. Non of my other devices(galaxy s1, nexus 7 which also runs stock 4.2.2, ps3, 2 laptops) have the same issue.
What I tried
I tried a lot of different settings on the router including different firmwares, nothing helps.
I tried different networks and I only found one that worked as it should and that was at the university, on all other the problem appeard.
As I said, I have got a new nexus 4 to replace the first one but the problem persists.
I have tried changing all wifi-settings on the phone but nothing helps.
I got my first n4 for christmas and I discovered this problem almost right away. Since then I have tried to find a solution without success. It seems that the n4 has got many different wifi-issues (just google "wifi issue nexus 4") so maybe it has something to do with the software and the wifi drivers but I dont know.
Does anyone recognize this wifi-speed issue?
Thanks
In the past Ive been able to fix problems, this one has me stumped. Between the 3 or 4 android forums, theres usually a solution.
However, I havent been able to figure this one out.
N7 - 2012 - .4.4.3 - rooted (for stickmount compatibility) - stock img
I am adept at using the Unified Nexus Toolkit.
About a month ago my battery started to take a hit. It would drop ~30% just surfing the news sites in the AM.
Last week the text on some of the sites was a little screwed up, it looked like some alien crap, and started to go up and down.
Last week I had issues downloading a podcast. Took me 6-7 tries to get it.
Two days ago the wifi started to suck balls; I listen (stream) to podcasts to get to sleep, and it wouldnt connect.
- the wifi icon goes grey after 30 seconds
- after "turning off and turning on" wifi it goes white, then grey within 30 seconds.
- I tired a "wifi - fixer app" no good, it just shows a "connection failed" and "network check failed - trying again" message
- I get alot of the "google search has stopped messages"
- the whole system is sluggish.......
I have turned off "optimize wifi" in advanced setting no help.
(I have noticed the wifi fixer app likes to use/test with connecting with baidu.com - lolz)
My desktop has no issues, nor does my romets laptop. I suspect the problem lies within the tablet.
This morning I reflashed 4.4.2, doesnt seem to help I tried to go back to 4.2 but it wouldnt boot (I liked 4.2)
How/where do I fix the wifi issue?
Vishnuisgod said:
In the past Ive been able to fix problems, this one has me stumped. Between the 3 or 4 android forums, theres usually a solution.
However, I havent been able to figure this one out.
N7 - 2012 - .4.4.3 - rooted (for stickmount compatibility) - stock img
I am adept at using the Unified Nexus Toolkit.
About a month ago my battery started to take a hit. It would drop ~30% just surfing the news sites in the AM.
Last week the text on some of the sites was a little screwed up, it looked like some alien crap, and started to go up and down.
Last week I had issues downloading a podcast. Took me 6-7 tries to get it.
Two days ago the wifi started to suck balls; I listen (stream) to podcasts to get to sleep, and it wouldnt connect.
- the wifi icon goes grey after 30 seconds
- after "turning off and turning on" wifi it goes white, then grey within 30 seconds.
- I tired a "wifi - fixer app" no good, it just shows a "connection failed" and "network check failed - trying again" message
- I get alot of the "google search has stopped messages"
- the whole system is sluggish.......
I have turned off "optimize wifi" in advanced setting no help.
(I have noticed the wifi fixer app likes to use/test with connecting with baidu.com - lolz)
My desktop has no issues, nor does my romets laptop. I suspect the problem lies within the tablet.
This morning I reflashed 4.4.2, doesnt seem to help I tried to go back to 4.2 but it wouldnt boot (I liked 4.2)
How/where do I fix the wifi issue?
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I'm pretty sure you don't want to hear that (and mostly had that notion for yourself) - but this smells alot like a hardware rather than a software problem to me.
Cheers,
Nix
PS: Sorry for posting this *ehm* well, nonsense, but I needed to get my 10 post count full to be able to ask for some kernel issue in the development section.
Hope nobody feels offended - I know it's not welcome. But I don't understand that rule anyway if you obey the others...
Did you try a factory reset? That would tell you if it is hardware.
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Richieboy67 said:
Did you try a factory reset? That would tell you if it is hardware.
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it would seem to be hardware based....I did a refresh, no wifi. I did a wipe and reflash, no wifi. Now I cant do anything without any apps DOH!
Im going tothe local cell fixit guy, and seeing about putting a new board put in it...might as well do the battery at the same time...o rmaybe buy a used one.
q#2
how does one push apps to the phone without wifi? I want to get stick mount so I can use it to watch movies off of a usb stick.
Find the ifixit teardown for the nexus7. Follow instructions to remove the back. Clean the WiFi antenna contacts on the motherboard, they are like gold plated leaf springs that touch the antenna points on the back cover. I bent mine a little bit out for a better connection.
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Hello! I got my new OP2 last week. Straight out of the box had connectivity issue. Both wifi and data connection are fine at first glance, but the data keeps cutting off (both on wifi and LTE). When I wanted to log into google account I had to repeat the steps multiple times as it would give me an error "communication with servers unavailable" (or something simillar). Seems like the data flows through in short intervals. Browsing kinda works, since there is not much refreshing, youtube videos or downloading apps on the other hand are a complete nightmare (it took me a whole day just to update and DL some 20 apps). Anyways, I tried all possible "solutions" to similar problems I was able to find, such as clearing cache and changing from DHCP to static ip (on wifi).. Even went through trouble of (clean) flashing stock 2.0.1 and 2.1.1 oxygenOS ROM, changing Kernel,...the issue remains. :crying: So my question is: is there anything else I can try, or should I attempt to get the device replaced?
I have no idea why this keeps doing this but this is a brand new (TODAY) phone, it has been rooted which may be the reason, havent tried a different WIFI network because i havent got access to it, but every single app from MLB at Bat, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, YouTube, etc. All of these will stop connecting to whatever i may be doing, whether its searching for a video, searching for a website, searching for anything or trying to watch something it will drop for about 5seconds before it then refreshes itself and loads the page or sends the message. (NOTE MY INTERNET IS NOT BAD), 150Mbps download, 10Mbps upload, very good internet speeds and other devices do not do this. It doesnt do it after everything single operation it just does it every 5minutes or so.
Hopefully someone can pinpoint this problem and help me, Thank you
Bump, please someone help!
not sure if anyone can help me, ive even tried restoring to factory settings and it just doesnt seem to work. Must be a hardware issue but since its already been rooted i bet im not available for a replacement? even though ive only had it one day
Samsung have a fuse for Root. If You rooted badly then fuse Fried something inside.
Nah it's miraculously fixed itself now, I'm guessing maybe it was the Internet connection but whatever happened it's fixed on its own. I rooted correctly lol
After upgrading my phone from rooted stock 7.0 to 8.1 using this TWRP flashable stock image, it worked 100%. Not a single glitch. I did a dirty install and all of my apps and settings were exactly as before. I was so thrilled that I talked my father into doing the update (I coached him over the phone) in the same exact process I undertook.
Everything seemed to go perfectly, however, on his phone (which was configured exactly as mine was) the wifi doesn't allow data to transfer.
He is able to connect to his router/AP, and it pulls an IP/DNS from the router. I see his phone in the list of devices connected. Signal strength is perfect. There are no device restrictions on the router. Other wireless devices are able to use the web through the router w/o any issue.
Yet, any he opens says it's offline or fails to connect to the web. As soon as he turns off wifi and moves to LTE (T-Mobile), everything works.
It's almost as though there is some global setting that is acting like an out-bound firewall preventing the wifi from accessing the internet.
I've posted a request for help at the thread where I downloaded the rom, but have not had any replies. I'm hoping to reach a broader audience here, just in case this is not rom-specific problem.
This is a bug in the upgrade and is not fixed even in latest update. It is already being discussed in moto forums. Follow up the discussion here,
thank you for posting that link. I just read a number of the most recent pages, and I'm wondering if this really is the same problem. In my case the Wi-Fi is solidly connected. There are no disconnects and the signal strength is 100%. The problem is that the apps do not recognize an internet connection. I haven't found anyone over at the Lenovo forums mention similar symptoms. Only that they are having issues with Wi-Fi dropouts. What is even more confounding, is the fact that my phone had zero issues, and his phone has this bug. All things being equal, you would think that the problem would be on both phones. Or on neither.
Try this, reboot into recovery, wipe cache and reboot. This usually fixes most problems after a major system update. If not, try a full system wipe. You'll have sign in again and set up everything again. That should work as a last resort.
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Thanks for the recommendation. because the phone is 700 miles away, in my senior Father's hands. I'll have to walk him through that. But after doing the upgrade, we did do the wipe cache as part of the update. I'll try it again, but I am not optimistic. As a last resort, we will do a wipe, but I'm trying to avoid that at all costs because I know how challenging it is for him to set everything back up.and years gone by, I recall being able to fix permissions from the recovery. But now when I look under TWRP I see only fix contents, with a strong warning that it may cause bootlooping. So that's the last thing I want to do.
Well, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit clearing the dalvik cache/cache fixed the problem. We absolutely ran that routine immediately after applying the update, but apparently it did not do what it was supposed to do. I suppose that's because we wiped before booting for the first time? Either way, I had him do a nandroid full backup, and then using the advanced/wipe/(dalvik & cache), it worked. He is thrilled - an me, even more so as it means I don't have to hold his hand to get his phone set up from scratch.